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4,000 children with additional needs back in school.
4,000 páiste a bhfuil riachtanais bhreise acu ar ais ar scoil.
Around 4,000 children with additional educational needs went back to school today with special schools across the country reopening for the first time since Christmas.
Chuaigh thart ar 4,000 páiste a bhfuil riachtanais bhreise oideachais acu ar ais ar scoil inniu agus scoileanna speisialta ar fud na tíre oscailte arís den chéad uair ón Nollaig.
124 special schools reopened this morning and by arrangement made by the Department of Education and the special needs teachers and assistants unions, 50% of pupils will return to the classroom every other day.
Doscail 124 scoil speisialta arís ar maidin agus de réir socraithe a rinne an Roinn Oideachais agus ceardchumainn na múinteoirí agus na gcúntóirí riachtanas speisialta, beidh 50 faoin gcéad de na daltaí ag filleadh ar an seomra ranga gach re lá.
These special schools cater for over 8,000 students in total and the remaining 50% will gradually return.
Freastalaíonn na scoileanna speisialta seo ar os cionn 8,000 dalta san iomlán agus rachaidh an 50 faoin gcéad eile ar ais diaidh ar ndiaidh.
Special classes in ordinary schools are due to resume on Monday 22 February following an agreement between the Department of Education and the unions.
Tá ranganna speisialta i ngnáthscoileanna le tosú arís Dé Luain 22 Feabhra tar éis don Roinn Oideachais agus na ceardchumainn teacht ar chomhaontú.
There are over 10,000 children with additional educational needs in special classes between primary and secondary schools.
Tá os cionn 10,000 páiste a bhfuil riachtanais bhreise oideachais acu i ranganna speisialta idir bhunscoileanna agus scoileanna dara leibhéal.